Groovin In The Park 2019 Roots, Reggae & R&B Musical Fest Blazed in the summer heat
North America’s largest annual Reggae, and Rhythm & Blues concert saw thousands of fans converging on Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, New York. The Groovin In The Park 9-year signature production has been known for its infusion of diversity in music and coveted line up of musical genius.’ I am of the opinion that its […]
Singing Legends Marcia Griffiths and Freddie McGregor Hit All the Right Notes at Sold Out Show in Lauderhill, Florida
It was a sold out show at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center (“LPAC”), and internationally acclaimed and legendary reggae singers Freddie McGregor and Marcia Griffiths certainly did not disappoint. Rather, the packed audience, most of whom were standing at the front of their seats throughout the show, swayed back and forth to the string of […]
Review: Groovin in the Park 2019, One For The Ages
Groovin in the Park, the largest east coast reggae theme concert on North America, on Sunday, June 30, 2019, in Roy Wilkins Park, in Queens, NY was the biggest and most successful ever. The promoters delivered a special and different show. The music menu was a mélange of Roots and Culture Reggae, Dancehall, Pop, and […]
5 Things You Did Not Know About Dancehall Artist Shenseea
We recently caught up with Jamaican dancehall artiste Shenseea. She was born Chinsea Lee in Jamaica on October 1, 1996. Coming from Korean and Jamaican heritage, Shenseea spent her childhood in St. Mary. Until she signed with Romeich Entertainment, she worked as a promo girl. Shenseea appeared on a side stage at 2015’s staging of […]
The Top 13 Romain Virgo Songs
The reggae artist, Romain Virgo, was born in Stepney, Jamaica on January 24, 1990. He participated in the “All Together Sing” TV choir contest in 2006. At the age of 17, he had the distinction of being the youngest person to win the Digicel Rising Stars competition in 2007. He won $1 million and a […]
University of Minnesota Hosts Institute of Reggae Studies
An International Institute of Reggae Studies was held at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis from June 24 through 28, 2019, and Jamaica’s Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange was on hand to lend her support. The University’s School of Music was honored to host the event, the first international Summer Institute […]
New Comic Book Examines Influence of Chinese Immigrants on Early Reggae Music
A new comic book by Krish Raghav, a comic book artist, illustrator and contributor to RADII magazine, who is based in Beijing, examines the surprising connections between Chinese immigrants to Jamaica and the development of rocksteady, reggae, and dub music on the island during the 1960s and 1970s. Raghav believes the story has not been […]
Usain Bolt Gets into Music, Releases New “Riddim”
Jamaican Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt, 32, continues to break new ground even in retirement, with the official launch of a dancehall rhythm bearing the name of his signature sweet champagne cuvee, “Usain Bolt’s Olympe Rose.” It will be called “Olympe Rose Riddim.” The launch event was held at the athlete’s own “Usain Bolt’s Tracks […]
Feeling the Spirit of the Islands at South Florida’s 2019 Caribbean Village Festival
This year’s fifth installment of the annual Caribbean Village Festival was held on June 23rd at the Regional Park Amphitheater in Miramar, Florida. In prior years, the festival was sitused in Lauderhill at the Sports Park. During the summer in South Florida, it is rainy season so there was definitely a value-add in holding the […]
New Diplo Song Features Skip Marley
New song from Diplo’s Major Lazer “Can’t Take It From Me” features Skip Marley, a singer and songwriter who is the son of Cedella Marley and the grandson of reggae icon Bob Marley. The new recording displays a return to the band’s Caribbean-influenced roots. The trio known as Major Lazer began in 2008, an American […]